1.dedicate /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ v. 奉献，献给；为…举行奉献典礼；为（建筑物等）举行落成典礼

较正式用词，通常指献身于崇高的事业或活动。

dedicate oneself to 献身于，致力于

He dedicated his life to serving the people.

他毕生致力于为人民服务。

She dedicates herself to her work.

她献身于自己的工作。

She is dedicated to her job.

她对工作专心致志。

He has dedicated himself to his work and become just a writing machine.

他忘我地投入工作，就像是一台写作机器。

He dedicated his life to helping the poor.

他毕生致力于帮助穷人。

Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics.

回到岛上后，他便投身于政治。

He has dedicated himself to protecting wild animals. 他一直致力于保护野生动物。

He's quite dedicated to his students.

他一门心思都扑在学生身上。

This book is dedicated to my parents.

谨以此书献给我的父母。

A memorial stone was dedicated to those who were killed in the war.

为阵亡将士纪念碑举行了落成典礼。

Chiswick church is dedicated to St Nicholas, patron saint of sailors.

奇西克教堂为水手的守护神圣尼古拉而建。

The other day, in a little church near Brighton, a window was dedicated to the memory of the Revd. Michael Scott...

几天前，在布赖顿附近的一个小教堂，人们以一扇窗户来纪念迈克尔·斯科特牧师。

2.delicate /ˈdelɪkət/ a. 脆弱的，纤弱的；精致的；棘手的，难以处理的；灵敏的;微妙的，精心设计的； 微妙的;精美的，雅致的;柔和的;易碎的;纤弱的;清淡可口的

n. 精美的衣物，精美的食物

指具体事物易坏、易碎时常可与 fragile 换用；也可用于指人纤弱、娇气的，但此义现已少用。或指局势、问题、讨论等需要谨慎对待的，以免引起问题或触怒某人。

The eye is one of the most delicate organs of the body.

眼睛是人体最娇贵的器官之一。

Babies have very delicate skin.

婴儿的皮肤非常娇嫩。

The skin is much too delicate

皮肤太娇嫩了。

I've always been attracted to very feminine, delicate women.

我总是被十分娇柔纤弱的女子吸引。

She had been a delicate child and her parents had treated her as an invalid.

她小时候很虚弱，父母就把她当个病人照料。

It is a delicate piece of carving. 这是一件精致的雕刻品。

She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.

她身量苗条，手腕和脚踝曲线玲珑。

The delicate surgical operation took five hours.

这精细的外科手术花了五个小时。

He had delicate hands.

他有一双纤细的手。

Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island.

观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。

Large dams have harmed Siberia's delicate ecological balance.

大型水坝对西伯利亚脆弱的生态平衡造成了破坏。

He was a little slow this morning and paid no attention to her subtle hint.

他今早反应有点儿慢，没注意到她微妙的暗示。

Which brings me to a delicate matter I should like to raise.

这就把我带到了一个我想提及的敏感问题上。

The European members are afraid of upsetting the delicate balance of political interests.

欧洲成员国害怕会打乱各政治利益集团间的微妙平衡。

Until now, the Americans have been playing a very delicate political game.

直到现在，美国人一直玩着精心设计的政治把戏。

That delicate instrument can record very slight changes. 那台灵敏的仪器能够记录下微小的变化。

I admired your delicate handling of the situation.

我赞赏你应付这种局面的娴熟技巧。

She was a shy, delicately pretty girl with enormous blue eyes.

她是一个害羞、娇美的女孩，长着一双大大的蓝眼睛。

【巧记】这组词也是一个字母之别。同样可以采用联想记忆法。delicate，该词和delicious前半部完全相同，都是deli,好吃的东西需要用精美的碗碟来配送，因此,delicate就是精美的，易碎的。另外也可以这样记忆:delicate中间是l，是一个又长又直的东西，盘条直顺，精美的，易碎的。dedicate 中间是字母d， do 做事就是致力于，献身于。要格外留意这个词汇，写作高频用词，如： dedicate herself to educating the exceptional children.